Counseling services for individuals, couples, and families. I offer couples counseling and talk therapy for anxiety, depression, or trauma to regain your emotional balance. My specialties include working with the highly sensitive person as well as those experiencing grief and loss. For couples, I use PAIRS counseling techniques to help build a stronger relationship between partners. If you or a loved one are experiencing a chronic illness, counseling can help. Contact me for a free phone consultation. Low-cost counseling is also available through the Open Path Psychotherapy Collective. Training: Denver Family Institute, American Academy of bereavement, CMI, and the Shambhala Center Boulder on subjects including grief counseling, crisis, and trauma, grieving children and teens, and relationships after a loss. I am a Registered Psychotherapist in the state of Colorado and a PAIRS Level 1 Certified Trainer for couples. Board member/Treasurer: Colorado Association of Psychotherapists. Past member: Jeffco Family Support Network; Colorado Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health; and Jefferson County, Mental Health Court, Advisory Board. Worked with the ALS Association, Judi's House (family support for grief and loss), and the Brain Injury Association of Colorado.

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I believe as humans our natural state is one of joy, connectedness and well-being, and that trauma, loss, and early conditioning often block our access to this truth. Whatever your starting point, I intend to help you find your way back to that basic health, so you can feel good, develop more meaningful relationships, and move towards living wholeheartedly, without fear calling the shots. With both individuals and couples, I mostly use IFS (Internal Family Systems) to help uproot and release the old hurt and negative beliefs that keep you trapped in painful cycles, creating more space for your natural health and joy to surface.

In the end, what makes therapy effective is the relationship between therapist and client, so feel free to come in for a free initial session and see if we feel like a good fit!

I believe we function best and perform at our highest level when we discover and nourish the autonomy and freedom in our lives. By understanding why we choose one thing over another, and accepting the anxiety inherent in this exploration, we control our world rather than being controlled by it.

In each of us lies a deep wisdom and innate capacity for healing. That wisdom lies within our hearts, minds and bodies. Every moment is an opportunity to explore and discover our fullest potential. The human self is not a static entity. We are always unfolding and becoming. Sometimes, trauma cuts us off from this process of unfolding. Many of us have learned habitual coping strategies in response to traumatic environments. Later in life, these strategies may become "fixed" and automatic. This can lead us to feeling constricted, limiting our capacity for connection with the world around us.

Life doesn't have to be that way. I'd love to help you re-connect with your own aliveness.